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单词 affirmative action
释义
affirmative action
noun[U]
uk
/əˌfɜː.mə.tɪv ˈæk.ʃən/us
/əˌfɝː.mə.t̬ɪv ˈæk.ʃən/
If agovernmentor anorganizationtakesaffirmativeaction, it givespreferenceto women,blackpeople, or othergroupsthat are oftentreatedunfairly, when it ischoosingpeoplefor ajob.
（政府或机构招聘雇员时优先雇用常受到歧视的女性、黑人或其他群体的成员的）积极补偿行动，平权措施
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(Definition ofaffirmative actionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

affirmative action| American Dictionary

affirmative action
noun[U]
us
/əˈfɜr·mə·t̬ɪv ˈæk·ʃən/
politics & government
effortsto makeeducationandemploymentavailabletopeoplewho havetraditionallybeentreatedunfairly, forexamplebecause oftheirraceorsex, by giving them someadvantagesoverpeoplewho havetraditionallybeen morepowerful
(Definition ofaffirmative actionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

affirmative action| Business English

affirmative action
noun[U]
HR,LAWUS
uk
us
→positive action
(Definition ofaffirmative actionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofaffirmative action

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However, in contexts withaffirmativeactionprograms, these traits are simultaneously socially equalizing or advantageous.
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In the unobtrusive version, theaffirmativeactionstatement is embedded in a list of other potentially objectionable items about taxes, pollution and so on.
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Our unobtrusive measure (described below) allows us to discern respondents' opposition toaffirmativeactionwithout requiring them to reveal their opposition to the survey interviewer.
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As noted above, the party position on the status of the state and onaffirmativeactionas a principle is decisive.
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So far,affirmativeactionhas advanced the fastest in civil service employment.
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This is the kind of logic that undergirdsaffirmativeactionmeasures.
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Some accepted desegregation in principle but opposed the means chosen to implement it : federal intervention, busing, oraffirmativeaction.
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Bilingual education, "diversity" programs, andaffirmativeactionpolicies aim to do more than assure individual opportunity by remedying specific discriminatory acts.
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Right now, no political organisation hasaffirmativeactioninternally.
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Each group had its own culture and language and had its ownaffirmativeactionpolicies tied to it.
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In theaffirmativeactionempire, each nationality needed its own language in which to cultivate its distinctive socialist culture.
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Their main focus was girls' preferences, and they sought to determine whether the rise of feminism andaffirmativeactionhad produced any effect.
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She is willing to supportaffirmativeactionas one means to tackle the problem.
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On this basis, she made a lively defence of the politics of reparation and above all, ofaffirmativeaction.
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Note that in the treatment conditions each respondent received one (not both) of theseaffirmativeactionitems.
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